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Katie Kitamura • Intimacies: A Novel
But Romero wasn’t going to lie down and die. He had a dream to pursue, a family he loved. He could be the dad he’d never had himself, the kind of dad who would not just support his kids’ games but play them.
David Kushner • Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
I can understand a game from the top down by questioning not only its source but its impact on the world. If you don’t zoom out to see the entirety of its implications, you won’t be able to see if you are climbing the right mountain.
Dan Koe • The Art of Focus: Find Meaning, Reinvent Yourself and Create Your Ideal Future
Scott Adams (here) used a similar technique in his novel God’s Debris.
Ferriss, Timothy • Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
And there’s an explicit call to action to do so, for players who complete all five stages of the game successfully. Spore has what game developers call a “primary win condition”: a supergoal that represents the ultimate achievement in the game. The primary win condition in Spore is to develop your single-cell creature into such a successful interga
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Ian Walker • I wish it didn’t take federal crimes to see video games mid-development
Tennis players travel as much as any athletes, but the stress and rigors of the game keep us from seeing.